megatherm
megatherm In Alphonse de Candolle's (1874) classic temperature-based scheme of world vegetation zones, a plant of the most warm (i.e. tropical) environments, where each month has a temperature mean of no less than 18°C and moisture supply is not limited. Compare XEROPHILE.
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